Abandonment: Day 1

What do you do with two pounds of mature spinach leaves the day before your next CSA box is due to arrive? Blanch, cook in butter and stock, then add a lot of cheese (and more butter):



(Dave left me for several days of grading AP CS exams, so I feel free to spend hours preparing lactose-intensive meals.)



The strawberries are coming in like crazy now. Several are just rotting on the ground before I can find time to pick them. Tonight's harvest went well with white wine while catching up on the first installment of the Colbert Report in Baghdad (to witness Stephen's head shaving), followed by watching the Pens win game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final (a far too exciting 3rd period).

C-bus Arts Fest and Friends

Had a whirlwind weekend visiting Jen in Columbus. She took me to a lot of events and hardly let me sleep. It was all worth it to meet all her great friends and hear some good music.

Highlights include:

Friday night, seeing Jen's friend sing with the Boki Quartet at Giorgio Italian restaurant.

Getting our hair styled and toenails painted Saturday afternoon at the Aveda Institue so we could look our best for the Columbus Arts Festival reception, dining on the Barcelona patio, and finishing off the evening with a concert by The Receiver at Skully's.

Tasty Beats

A couple weeks ago I bought a drum kit to fulfill a lifelong dream. I kept this secret desire to myself until I lived in a place with a basement and no walls shared with neighbors, then I stunned Dave with it shortly before placing the order. I discovered that I am much better at playnig the air drums than at the real thing. Time for lessons?